Ray Davies was a worthy recipient of this year's invitation to curate the Meltdown festival - like a lifetime achievement award, only more interesting... more
The annual Meltdown festival is set to be a family affair as generations of folk-rock stars led by Loudon Wainwright III and his children Martha and Rufus take to the Southbank stages.... more
A proposed revamp of the Imax roundabout, and pedestrianisation in front of Waterloo Station, exclusively revealed here, could be the biggest transformation of a London public space since Trafalgar Square... more
David Tennant and Kenneth Branagh, snubbed by the judges of the Olivier awards, have been acclaimed theatrical heroes in the only stage awards judged by the public... more
Carl Barat led a confident Dirty Pretty Things performance at the Astoria; including half a dozen new songs. Crucially, this wasn't just an alternative Libertines gig.... more
Green Day are back under pseudonym Foxboro Hot Tubs; making retro, carefree garage rock, The Tom Richards Orchestra is a gentle giant and The Ting Tings release their debut.... more
The Clissold, famous for its connections with The Kinks, has lost its sense of individuality and is just like any other gastropub after its makeover.... more
Protesters led by actor Tom Conti lay down in the road as they tried to save a historic London street from becoming a rat run for lorries from a nearby building site... more
The crowd turned Madness's gig at the Brixton Academy into a mighty singalong as the likely lads from north London triumphantly ran through 20 years of hits.... more
Ralph McTell's Streets Of London has topped a poll of the capital's 50 all-time favourite tracks, with The Kinks' Waterloo Sunset a close second.... more
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